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On January 21, 2016 Center's Fellow Katharina Haberkorn delivered a lecture on "Spatial
Order and Commemoration Practices after WWI".

World War I was different from
previous wars and needed to be commemorated as such. Furthermore, the number of
fallen soldiers and so-called causalities went far beyond an imaginable scale.
Cemeteries show these ruptures in public space. Examples from the region
Bukovina were discussed.

Cemeteries and monuments for the dead of mass violence
are considered as points of manifestation of certain narratives. They are
symbols of history and historical memory. Heritage sites and monuments support
national/ political ideas, combine attention and help to create solidarity
among a target group, to which those places are exposed and/ or dedicated. Not
only mourning is part of their obligation, also the adaptation of official
language, symbols and cultural codes. Monuments, including tombstones as a
basic form, are of great importance, because they not only show what should be
remembered for future generations, but also views from those, who planned and
created them at a certain time. In addition they are linked to different
narratives and political debates. With their position in urban structures and
several features (size, fences, neighbourhood) they are crucial to understand
society’s need to remember.